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Ryan Goldstein is the head of Quinn Emanuel's Tokyo Office, and spends at least six months a year in Japan.  Ryan's practice is devoted to complex business litigation, including patent and intellectual property litigation, antitrust, class actions, product liability, criminal investigations, defamation, and contract/fraud disputes.  With respect to patent work, he has litigated and advised clients in a wide range of technologies, including internet provider systems, printers and print heads, complex cellular communications technology, fiber optics, and electric razors, amongst others.  He has also litigated extensively in the fields of software and hardware implementation and aerospace contracts, and mechanical engineering.  In addition to having won two trials within the last year, Ryan also frequently appears in the ICC in international arbitrations.
 

Moreover, Mr. Goldstein has unique expertise in advising Japanese clients and litigating on their behalf.  His fluency has allowed him to work closely with Japanese clients on all phases of litigation, from document collection and production to the preparation and defending of key witnesses (including numerous patent inventors), all in Japanese.
 

He also served as a visiting scholar at Waseda University Law School in 2005, and has been invited to speak as a visiting lecturer at Waseda Law School, Keio Law School, Keio Law Department, Seikei Law School, and Omiya Law School, amongst others.  He generally lectures, in Japanese, on a variety of topics related to complex litigation, including patent and intellectual property law issues, the attorney-client privilege, trial strategy, and e-discovery.
 

Ryan was recently recognized by The Daily Journal as one of the top 20 lawyers in California under 40 years old.  In 2010, he was named a "Southern California Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine.

In intellectual property matters, he has represented Seiko Epson, Izumi, Seiko Instruments, Tsubaraya (Ultraman) and numerous others.
 

Mr. Goldstein has also been involved with numerous international arbitrations including  arbitrations in the ICC on behalf of Nissan Chemical and Isuzu.
 

Other notable clients include Marubeni, Suzuki Motors, IBM, Shogakukan, Asia University, K-1, Titan Kogyo, the NFL Network, Johnson & Johnson, Mitsubishi Rayon, Iomega, Wanbishi and Sony Bank.

Represented Seiko Epson in one of the largest patent infringement cases ever filed with the International Trade Commission, asserting eleven patents and thirty-one claims against 1,000 different cartridge models sold by twenty-four manufacturers, importers and distributors of aftermarket ink cartridges for resale in the U.S. After a 7-day trial, the Administrative Law Judge found for our client on every asserted patent and claim, against every single accused product that was adjudicated, and against every respondent that had not already entered into a consent order, and based thereon, it issued a general exclusion order prohibiting all companies, whether or not they were parties to the ITC proceeding, from importing and selling infringing cartridges in the U.S.

Represented a global telecommunications company in patent infringement case in the International Trade Commission, obtaining a finding of non-infringement on all patents asserted against our client and invalidating one of the patents asserted as well.  Also represented this company in numerous other patent litigations.

Represents Suzuki Motor Corporation in product liability class action filed in Florida.

Represents Marubeni in numerous actions, including disputes in California and New York.

Represented Seiko Epson as a plaintiff in patent suit in District of Oregon against Print-Rite.  The case settled after Seiko Epson obtained summary judgment of infringement.
 

Represented Seiko Instruments Inc. as defendant in patent suit brought in Texas.  Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement.
 

Represented the Japanese publisher Shogakukan in a defamation case brought by Soka University of America.  Obtained dismissal of lawsuit and requested attorneys' fees.  Case now on appeal.
 

Representing Isuzu as a plaintiff in a suit predicated on a failed development project.  As part of the case, obtained favorable ICC arbitration ruling permitting Isuzu to pursue its claims in district court.
 

Prevailed on a motion for preliminary injunction in a suit brought by wrestler Bob Sapp.  The lawsuit was dismissed soon thereafter.